Enlarge (credit: SWFT) So far, the two e-bikes I’ve looked at on Ars have been targeting the high end: expensive components and a carefully thought-through riding experience. I looked at them because I thought their creators were trying to do interesting things with the e-bike format, especially compared to the commoditized bikes being offered on […]
Author and daughter, enjoying a leisurely afternoon ride on the RadWagon 4. [credit: Jim Salter ] Rad Power RadWagon 4 $1899 at Rad Power Bikes (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) The Salter household is very much a bicycling household, so when Rad Power offered me […]
Enlarge (credit: Civilized Cycles ) The pricing on bicycles has always been a bit insane. While it’s easy to find deals on bikes for under $1, 000, it’s also possible to spend over $10, 000 on a high-end road bike. Electric bikes, while not quite as extreme, have a broad spread. At the low end, […]
The VanMoof X3, as presented in Seattle’s Carkeek Park. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] For many folks, a summary of this VanMoof S3 electric bike may start and finish with its magnificent design. The same is true for the eyebrow-raising $1,999 price tag. Both appear to go hand in hand: that is a costly electric bicycle, […]